A rickshaw puller takes a well earned break on the streets of Kolkata (formally known as Calcutta) India. December 2010.

A red robed hermit monk sits in his home in the himlayers near Mcleod ganj, India. March 2010.

A builder carries a stack of bricks upstairs in Haridawar Uttranchal, India. March 2010.

Two men washing themselves at the kumbh mela, Haridwar. March 2010.

Men drinking chai outside a chai stall in Haridawar Uttranchal, India. March 2010.

A young body builder poses in a gym in Haridawar Uttranchal, India. March 2010.

A cycle rickshaw driver holds a bidi in Amritsar, India. March 2010.

A bare bulb shows the shadow of a carpenter as he adjusts his plane. Haridwar, Uttranchal, India. March 2010.

An old man squats in the corner of his stall where he sells coal to passing customers, Haridwar, India. March 2010.

A man poses behind his cart in the narrow streets of the old city in Varanasi, India. December 2009.

A train waits at a station in Uttar Pradesh, India. January 2010.

A woman prepares a puja as an offering to the river Ganga at the Ardh mela, Allahabad, India. December 2009.

Steel workers at the end of a long day as the setting sun streams in from a small window behind them. Rishik14 of 16

A young boy has his hair cut in the Indian town of Rishikesh, Northern India. March 2010.

Reflection of a man getting a wet shave in the holy town of Rishikesh, India. March 2010.

All images copyright Tom Bourdon.